Over the weekend, Hurricane Dorian wreaked havoc over the Bahamas, damaging 13,000 homes and killing at least five people. As of Tuesday morning, Dorian—which was recently downgraded to a Category 2 storm—is inching its way toward the coast of Flor…
Lees meerIt’s (mostly) not that teenagers are careless with their things—their cell phone, their water bottle, that expensive new jacket you just bought them that has disappeared without a trace. It’s that the area of their brain related to executive functio…
Lees meerAs hard as some of us try, we’re always going to be messy eaters. Somehow, a dribble of coffee or dollop of sauce always seems to make it onto our shirts. This is especially annoying when the drip is made of grease and it’s really hard to get out. I…
Lees meerBack in May, a lawsuit claimed that old Pam cooking sprays were exploding, causing injuries to at least eight people through burns (and even blinding someone in one eye). Read more...
Lees meerFor ages, it seemed like you had two options for sending money internationally: Wait in line at a Western Union counter, or wait in line at a MoneyGram counter. But the rise of peer-to-peer payment apps means there are more options for sending money…
Lees meerGmail is great, in that you can check your messages from pretty much any web connected device. But what if that web-connected device happens to be your friend’s computer and you forget to log out after you’re done?Read more...
Lees meerIf you’re located in an area of Florida that has been impacted by Hurricane Dorian, both Lyft and Uber are offering free rides both to and from local shelters.Read more...
Lees meerA deal on AirPods with Wireless Charging Case; red, white, and teal Instant Pots; and a Thermapen Mk4 sale lead off Monday’s best deals from around the web.Read more...
Lees meerEarlier this month we learned that Amazon was talking to law enforcement agencies about potentially giving them access to the video stream from the doorbells both as a way to help make decisions about how to deploy emergency personnel as well as to …
Lees meerWorking in an office can often be a distracting experience, so distracting that the mindless chatter around you ends up making your productivity take a hit.Read more...
Lees meerA Simplehuman Gold Box, savings on your first month of BarkBox, and Bonobos’ End of Summer Sale lead off Sunday’s best deals from around the web.Read more...
Lees meerA recent study by Northwestern University and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst found that every major carrier in the United States has artificially slowed down videos from places like Netflix, Hulu, and YouTube.Read more...
Lees meerI’m a sucker for those “On This Day” reminders from social media sites. Without fail, I’m delighted when Facebook resurfaces a picture I posted a decade ago of friends, and I like it when Instagram reminds me of a picture I posted a few years prior.…
Lees meerA refurb Ring Video Doorbell 2, discounted Breda watches, and a discounted Dyson V7 Animal lead off Saturday’s best deals from around the web.Read more...
Lees meerMornings with kids are brutal. No matter how prepared you think you are or how early you manage to drag yourself (and everyone else) out of bed, there’s still so much scrambling happening. There are so many teeth to brush, clothes to put on, stuff t…
Lees meerSeptember will bring a ton of new movies and TV shows to HBO, including The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part, as well as Love Actually, and the director’s cut of the 1987 classic, Robocop.Read more...
Lees meerThe next time you’re on a retail site that offers discounts in exchange for becoming a member, double-check your cart before you check out. Some retailers are automatically adding memberships—and monthly membership fees—to new purchases.Read more...
Lees meerStrength training for women is spoken about in code words. We’re supposed to fear getting “bulky” and instead want to build “long, lean muscles.” Guys are told in no uncertain terms that lifting will make them big, muscular, jacked; women, somehow, …
Lees meerWhether they’re navigating the high school hallways for the first time or decorating their first dorm room, back-to-school time can be stressful for teens taking on ever-harder coursework and new responsibilities. Even they must realize they could b…
Lees meerA Sunday Scaries sale, Laptop Gold Box, and Clear the Rack lead off Friday’s best deals from around the web.Read more...
Lees meerSeptember brings with it a number of new shows to Amazon Prime video, including five Amazon Original series exclusive to the platform—such as Season 1 of the half-hour animated series Undone and Chris Tall Presents, the first unscripted German Amazo…
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